# vagn
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vakn/
    Rhymes: -akn
    Homophone: Vagn

### Noun

vagn m (genitive singular vagns, nominative plural vagnar)
* cart, wagon, carriage

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

### Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagner, definite plural vagnene)
* orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
    Ute i fjorden var det vagner.There were orcas in the fjord.

#### Synonyms

* staurhval, staurkval
* spekkhogger, spekkhugger

### References

* “vagn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

### Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagnar, definite plural vagnane)
* (archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
    Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.There were orcas in the fjord.

#### Synonyms

* staurkval
* spekkhoggar

### References

* “vagn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vagn c
* a four-wheeled, unpowered conveyance (as a rule of thumb – see subsenses for exceptions)
** a carriage; a cart; a wagon (horse-drawn vehicle)
    Synonym: (cart) kärra
    åka häst och vagnride in a horse-drawn carriage(literally, “ride horse and carriage [idiomatic]”)
*** a chariot
    Synonyms: triumfvagn, (for fighting – now usually means a tank) stridsvagn
** an unpowered railway vehicle; (US) a railroad car, (UK) a railway carriage, (UK) a railway wagon
    Synonyms: tågvagn, järnvägsvagn, ((US) freight car, (UK) goods wagon) godsvagn, (passenger car, (UK) carriage, (UK) coach) personvagn
** a self-propelled railway vehicle; a railcar
    Synonym: motorvagn
** (UK) a tram, (US) a streetcar, (US) a trolley
    Synonym: spårvagn
** a trailer
    Synonyms: släpvagn, (simpler) släpkärra, (for a truck) trailer
** a shopping cart, (UK) a shopping trolley
    Synonym: kundvagn
** (US) a cart, (UK) a trolley
** a baby carriage, (UK) a pram; (US) a stroller, (UK) a pushchair
    Synonyms: barnvagn, (baby carriage, (UK) pram) liggvagn, ((US) stroller, (UK) pushchair) sittvagn
** a carriage (on a typewriter)

#### Usage notes

* The subsenses above are bound to be incomplete, but might give a sense for the category.
* A two-wheeled (or sometimes simple four-wheeled) conveyance is a kärra.

#### Derived terms

* bakvagn
* barnvagn
* framvagn
* godsvagn
* herrgårdsvagn
* husvagn
* järnvägsvagn
* kolvagn
* kundvagn
* lastvagn
* liggvagn
* motorvagn
* personvagn
* restaurangvagn
* spårvagn
* stridsvagn
* tappad bakom en vagn
* tågvagn
* vagnbjörn
* vagnborg
* vagnhall
* vagnmakare
* vagnmästare
* vagnpark
* vagnretur
* vagnsaxel
* vagnsdörr
* vagnsfönster
* vagnshjul
* vagnshäst
* vagnskada
* vagnsklass
* vagnskorg
* vagnslast
* vagnslider
* vagnslykta
* vagnsskjul
* vagnssäte
* vagnsätt
* vagnvåg

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: vaunu

#### See also

* ekipage
* kärra
* pirra
* släp
* schäs
* sulky
* säckkärra

### References

* vagn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vagn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vagn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)